St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Duncan Street
Islington High Street
London
N1 8BL
Phone 02072261314
Reference Number 100438

St John Evangelist RC Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining a good standard of education since its last inspection in 2018. The school fosters a supportive and safe environment where pupils feel confident to express concerns and take pride in their learning. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with a strong emphasis on reading, and pupils have numerous opportunities to engage in extracurricular activities and community service, contributing to their personal development. However, some areas of the curriculum require more precision in structure and assessment to ensure that all pupils can build upon their knowledge effectively.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 235
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.09%
Girls: 51.91%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 71.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 46.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 21 35
2 14 11 25
3 16 17 33
4 18 18 36
5 12 12 24
6 18 16 34

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 35.7%
African 17.4%
Mixed, Other 12.8%
White, Other 6.4%
White & Black (African) 4.7%
Caribbean 3.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3%
White & Asian 1.7%
Irish 1.3%
Indian 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 23 Apr 2024
Date Report
23 Apr 2024 School inspection
20 Nov 2018 Short inspection
23 Oct 2014 Full inspection:
11 Nov 2010 Curriculum and development visit
25 Feb 2010 Full inspection:
27 Apr 2007 Full inspection:
12 Nov 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are proud of their school and are courteous to others.
  • The curriculum is ambitious and well-designed in many subjects.
  • Reading is prioritized, with effective phonics instruction.
  • Strong support is provided for pupils with SEND.
  • Pupils have opportunities to develop talents through various clubs and responsibilities.
  • Pupils behave very well, and bullying incidents are rare.
  • Staff feel supported and proud to be part of the school community.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects lack precise curriculum design, making it harder for pupils to connect knowledge.
  • Assessment is not effectively utilized in all areas to check pupils' prior knowledge.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 35%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 99

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.4
Writing -0.2
Maths -0.9

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 8 1
Third Preference 14 1
From another Local Authority 1 0

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